dancināt
Latvian edit
Etymology edit
From danco(t) (“to dance”) + -ināt.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
dancināt
- second-person plural present indicative of dancināt
dancināt (transitive, 3rd conjugation, present dancinu, dancini, dancina, past dancināju)
- (dated sense) to invite to dance, to lead while dancing, to dance with (someone)
- dancināt visas meitas pēc kārtas ― to dance with all women one after the other
- sestdienas vakaros tepat pie lielajām apsēm puiši meitas dancināja, ka brunči vien pa gaisu plīvoja ― Friday night the boys danced with the girls right here, by the big aspen trees
- (colloquial) to cause to dance (or to jump, to move fast)
- gans dancinājis velnu ― the shepherd made the devil dance
- dancināt kumeļu ― to make the colt dance (= trot with a dancing gate, raising its legs)
- dancināt pātagu ― to make the whip dance (+ to move it quickly, as if whipping someone)
- (colloquial) to make someone carry out several tasks, orders, whims
- Udris bieži gāja restorānos un ar sevišķu prieku dancināja sulaiņus ― Udris often went to restaurants and with special pleasure made the servants dance (= work)
Conjugation edit
conjugation of dancināt
Derived terms edit
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